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2- The Elk City News August 3, 2022 IHELP US SERVE MORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN BECKHAM, CUSTER, DEWEY, ROGER MILLS, & WASHITA COUNTIES BY CHANGE A ISPONSORING A CASA VOLUNTEER’S TRAINING. CHILD'S STORY. CASA ed an adopt a CASA volunteer program for those who don't project contact Jackie Aaron at [email protected] or phone Continued from page 1. feel like they have the skills 580-774-7257 or at the CASA to advocate. They may make a - -. Matt Piercy and Rupert Moreton. Courtesy photo wise for serving kids, but we $200 donation to our program office, don’t have enough volunteers that helps offset our training website is casawok.org, where yet. So, hopefully we can get cost,” Aaron said. “making a lifelong difference ‘one was in Memphis,” More- for a child” is at the heart of Visitors ton said. the word out to help some peo- For more information ple support Casa financially or about either the golf tourna- each volunteer and the organi- It was the National Route Continued from page 1. as a volunteer. We just start- ment or the “Adopt a CASA” zation. 66 Museum Complex that that it’sa young country, right? brought them into Elk City. I walk around this museum, and we found the first wooden ‘They needed a place to break between Oklahoma City and Hometown Hero Defends house which was built in 1901. ‘Amarillo, only to find it at the It is an interesting contrast from the UK,” Piercy noted. museum. “We avoid the freeway Against Marauding Modifieds! “| think what surprised me when we can, but we had to is how beautiful the country is. It’s jaw dropping to me. I had get on the freeway today. So Se 580] 225-4500 low expectations of Arkansas, we got on the freeway for the but I really enjoyed it as well as best part of two hours, and when we were in North Caroli- it’s the most scenic freeway na. The Dragon’s Tail was really T’ve had so far. We've been on pretty up in the mountains in the freeway once or twice to the summer, I loved it,” More- get through cities, and then ton said. Both visitors agreed that things get dull and boring. the US has more space than This has been very pretty. they realized. They noted that T’ve been very happy through most of the homes have places there, looking at the coun- for gardens compared to the tryside. It’s beautiful,” Piercy homes in the UK. concluded. “The other thing that we've Moreton is a high school <580) 225-4500 | found quite amusing is that history teacher, teaching a nobody walks anywhere. Ev- mA ae lot of British history, Europe- erywhere we would say, ‘Is that an history and world history. walking distance?” They say, ‘No, it’s a mile and a half? We Piercy calls himself a retired walk a mile and a half all of the salesperson, but he has been time, so we walk everywhere. in the IT business working for It’s just that your country is so US companies. big, and you've got this driving “T say salesperson. I ended culture. You don’t have proper up being the general manager sidewalks in many places, it’s and loving the whole damn very aggravating. We asked thing, but I was a salesper- about it at a restaurant, they said, ‘You don’t want that, it’s son. That’s where I started. I Photosby Maxx Ramsey. always worked for American a mile.’ I said that we can walk By Kerry Hookstra 38) Duke Jarvis from OKC tech companies, which is why . . Keith Karsen Davis a mile, it shouldn't hold us up. bested a fierce, Mid-America ‘They replied that it's on a hill, 1 know the West Coast very Elk City, OK | July 30, 2022- Factory Stocks division with the but we do hills as well,” More- well because, of course Silicon Elk City Motorsports Parks own, 11 car of Jose Salcido (Altus, ton laughed. Valley. That is where it’s all at,” Robert Elliott, was the class of OK) claiming the top spot in Keith Karsen Davis was born FES RAY He also reported the lack of Piercy admitted. the 23 car field Saturday night the USRA Factory Stocks. Enid’s on April 2, 1959 in Wellington, —_ being served vegetables, seeing Although he would never when the Sooner Limited Modi- Dylan Whitley claimed the USRA. Texas to Kenneth A. and Mae nothing more than meat and drop the name(s) of the com- fied Series invaded ECMP. Elliot Tuner class in the 16w. Beth Davis, He was surrounded potatoes. The brothers had to panies he worked for, More- and the 09 car went straight to PROMOTERS NOTE: Special by his loving family at his home deliberately find salad bars to the front in the opening laps thanks go out to Chris Crandall, in Elk City, Oklahoma when he get something green. They also ton said that he did very well walked peacefully into his heav- and never looked back, stretch- noted that the portion sizes for himself, The impression ing his lead up to a full straight trucker and Independent Am- enly home on Thursday, July 28, being enormous. he left was that he used to at times over 2nd place. Even soil Dealer for his contribution 2022, at the age of 63 years, 3 “We both like food so it’s employ over 1000 people in through several restarts, Elliot to the purses in all three classes. months and 26 days. kind a of bad thing. There's just direct sales and productivity. took the checkered flag handily Crandall, of Nebraska, was vis- Karsen graduated from food everywhere here, I can’t Piercy and Moreton went and claimed a total purse that iting the track for the first time Cyril High School in 1977. He help myself,” Piercy joked. on their way to Amarillo to grew to $1,200 with $750 and ever while waiting on a load and was active in sports and it was “We've done a lot of barbe- stay the night, documenting a sweet trophy from the Ste- donated $675 worth of gift cer- during this season of his life, cue, and I think the best bar- vie Slater managed SLM series tificates to the Top 3 finishers in he developed a passion for all their travels in humorous becue we both agreed was in along with two, cash bonuses of each class! things outdoors. He was an avid Memphis. It was stunning, We and entertaining videos clips $250 posted by Lance Wilson of ‘Thanks to all who attended, hunter and fisherman. Following graduation from high school, had good barbecue in Nash- on Instagram. Take a look at RTR House Rentals and $200 we hope you had fun and look to Karsen enrolled in college at Oklahoma State University in Stillwa- ville. We had good barbecue in these two as they stopped in from David Loyd of Jays Brake see you back for the Sprint Cars ter. Karsen’s daughter, Kendi Kayle was born on March 20, 1988. Georgia, but I think the best at the museum. & Alignment! Loud also added a on Aug 13th and on Aug. 27th He married the love ofhis life, Judith Algrim in Wheeler, Texas $100 bonus to the winner of our when the Sooner Ltd. Modified on September 27, 1991. Together, they cherished over 30 years of Elk CituNews Tuner class! Series returns. marriage. Karsen was the driving force for the family business, Davis Printing Company for many years. He was a member of Elk City Kiwanis Club, First Christian Church of Elk City, Roger Mills Pre- scribed Burn Association and the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn As- (USPS # 173-020) sociation. He was involved in revitalization of Elk Lake during the 580-225-3000 1980's and served as Elk City Park Commissioner. He was an avid Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC outdoorsman, traveling across the continental USA fishing and 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 hunting and enjoying trips to Peru, Brazil and Argentina. Periodicals Postage Paid at Bik City, OK 73644 He is preceded in death by his parents. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PO Box 964, Elk City, OK 73648 Cherishing his memory are his wife, Judith of the home; his daughter: Kendi Kayle McDonald and her husband, Vance of Elk City, Oklahoma; his brother, Kevin Davis of Elk City; three grand- SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz....Publisher children: Coman Kayle McDonald, Ken Marie Ann McDonald and Deliverd by mail: Sheryl Ponce....Stafi Writer Karse Allen McDonald, all of Elk City; the mother of his daughter, $50 $75 $75/yearly Sheila Harness; one bonus daughter, Toni Charlson and one bonus $50/six months Neva Pyatt...Adverising Director grandson, Dalen Kelly; multiple nieces and nephews and a host of No refunds on subscriptions. Zadie Eakins...Advertising Director inner circle friends. D’Ann Brasuell..Production Manager A Celebration of Karsen’s Life will be held Saturday, August 20, [email protected] Nahka King... CSR/Delivery 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1500 N. 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